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1955 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Season1955
ChampionsPortuguesa (2nd title)
Matches played47
Goals scored186 (3.96 per match)
Top goalscorerEdmur (Portuguesa) – 11 goals
Biggest home winPalmeiras 10–3 America (7 May)
1954
1957

The 1955 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 9th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 6 April to 5 June.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best result
America Rio de Janeiro 6 6th (1951)
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro 6 4th (1953)
Corinthians São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 8 4th (1951)
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 8 Runners-up: 1954
Palmeiras São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 Champions: 1933, 1951
Portuguesa São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 Champions: 1952
Santos São Paulo (state) Santos 6 5th (1952)
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 Runners-up: 1933
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 9 Runners-up: 1950, 1952, 1953

Format

The tournament were disputed in a single round-robin format, with the club with most points conquered being the champions.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1955 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:[1][2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 9 6 1 2 32 19 +13 13[a] Tiebreaker playoff
2 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 9 5 3 1 26 15 +11 13[a]
3 Botafogo 9 4 3 2 12 12 0 11
4 Flamengo 9 4 2 3 16 14 +2 10
5 São Paulo (state) Santos 9 4 1 4 17 21 −4 9[b]
6 America 9 3 3 3 18 24 −6 9[b]
7 Fluminense 9 3 1 5 15 21 −6 7[c]
8 Vasco da Gama 9 2 3 4 15 15 0 7[c]
9 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 9 2 2 5 11 16 −5 6
10 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 9 1 3 5 18 23 −5 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied in points
  2. ^ a b Tied in points
  3. ^ a b Tied in points

Tiebreaker playoff

Following is the info about the tiebreaker playoff:[3]

Portuguesa São Paulo (state)2–2São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
Edmur 41'
Aírton 65'
Report Renatinho 1'
Ivan Palmeira 60'

Palmeiras São Paulo (state)0–2São Paulo (state) Portuguesa
Report Julinho 36'
Ipojucan 63'

References

  1. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1955". Bola na Área (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1955". Futebol Nacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.